River in New York, United States
The Oneida River is a river that forms a portion of the boundary between Oswego and Onondaga counties in central New York .[ 1] [ 3] The river flows 18 miles (29 km) from Oneida Lake 's outlet to its confluence with the Seneca River , where the two rivers combine to form the Oswego River that empties into Lake Ontario .[ 3]
The river was known to the Onondaga people as Sah-eh ,[ 4] and was referred to during the colonial era as the Onondaga River.[ 5]
The river is utilized for boating and shipping as part of the New York State Barge Canal .[ 3]
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^ a b c "Oneida River" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved December 30, 2015 .
^ "04247000 Oneida River near Euclid, NY, Water Data Report 2013" (PDF) . National Water Information System . United States Geological Survey. 1997–2013. Retrieved December 30, 2015 .
^ a b c "Oneida River" . Dec.ny.gov . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved December 30, 2015 .
^ Beauchamp, William Martin (1907). Aboriginal Place Names of New York (New York State Museum Bulletin, Volume 108) . New York State Education Department. p. 149. ISBN 9781404751552 . Retrieved December 30, 2015 .
^ Whitford, Noble E.; Beal, Minnie M. (1906). "Chapter XI: The Oneida River Improvement" . History of the Canal System of the State of New York: Together with Brief Histories of the Canals of the United States and Canada . Albany, NY: Brandow Printing Company. pp. 569–575. Retrieved December 30, 2015 .
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